Crossing the Czech Republic in a rented car

We offer you another interesting idea for weekend trips. Rent a car in RUNWELL and move in the direction czech mountain Rip, which is Mecca for czech people.

Hora Řip

The breast of a fertile mother Earth, the central mount Olympus, the heart of the Czech nation or just heap of basalt, randomly once dashed in the middle of the plane? For many Czechs actually a hill in the town of Roudnice nad Labem represents a place, which is at least once in a lifetime must visit.

In spring a carpet of green on the slopes of the mountains lit up by the flowers, in the summer sun pouring down on the silver trunks of the beeches, over the arch of their foliage and autumn forest on the mountain slopes turn golden brown.

At the end of the trip maybe you transmit through jokes about the legendary Praotec Czech, who was too lazy to run out to sea, and you'll understand why he stopped here.

Tower Házmburk

The ruins of the castle Hazmburk belongs to a typical and unmistakable landmarks of the Czech landscape. The view from the lone hill on the landscape of the Bohemian Uplands and belongs to those unforgettable. The building, which has been preserved to the present day, founded around the middle of the 13. century by Lichtenburk family.

Castle Libochovice

The Chateau Libochovice has a romantic location on the river Ohře, framed by hills of Bohemian Uplands with a distinctive landscape dominated by the nearby castle Hazmburk.

The Libochovice chateau stands at the place of the former Gothic fort, rebuilt by the new owner Jan z Lobkowicz in 1560-1564 to a Renaissance castle. At the end of the 16th century, the castle was confiscated and belonged to the royal family. In 1613, the Libochovice demesne was bought by the High Burgrave Adam ze Štenberka. The House of Šternberk sold the castle in 1676 to Gundakar z Dietrichsteina, who had the chateau rebuilt into a Baroque style in 1682-1690. Architect and builder was Antonio della Porta.

In 1685, the decorative gardens were established at the chateau subject to French style gardens. After 1853, the gardens were extended and were changed to the Englisch style gardens. The castle offers exhibition of the interior furnishings of the period with the collections of valuable tapestries, glass, porcelain and a unique Baroque tile stove. The chateau is also famous as being a birthplace of a significant Czech scientist Jan Evangelista Purkyně. (c) zamek-libochovice.cz